Valentin Daniel Preisler or Preissler (18 April 1717 in

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– 8 April 1765 in Nurenberg) was a German engraver.

Biography

Valentin Daniel Preisler was the youngest son of the painter Johann Daniel Preisler and his wife Felicitas Riedner (deceased in 1743). He became a pupil of

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, and later, for two years, of his brother

Johan Martin Preisler Johan Martin Preisler (14 March 1715 in Nuremberg – 17 November 1794 in Copenhagen) was a German engraver, most notable for his work in Denmark where he was professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He was the grandson of the pain ...

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. After the death of Vogel, he finished the engraved edition of the paintings of

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, initially started by Vogel, and published in Nuremberg in 1745. He was a refined artist who left many works. He is among others remembered for his portraits of famous composers such as

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and

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. Valentin Daniel Preisler was married to Anna Sophie Volland.

Bibliography

* (de) Leitschuh, Franz Friedrich, « Preisler, Valentin Daniel », in: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', tome 26, Leipzig : Duncker & Humblot, 1888, page 551 et suiv. * (de) Bosl, Karl, ''Bayerische Biografie,'' Regensburg, 1983, page 601. * (de) Preisler, Bertel, ''Slægten Preisler'', 1984. * (de) Will, Georg Andreas, ''Nürnbergisches Gelehrten-Lexikon, As supplemented by Christian Conrad Nopitsch (8 volumes), published 1755-1802''.

References

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